The Volkswagen Touareg R5 is a four wheel drive car, with the powerplant positioned in the front, and a 5 door off-road vehicle bodyshell.
Powering the Volkswagen Touareg R5 is a single overhead camshaft, 2.5 litre turbocharged 5 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 172 bhp (174 PS/128 kW) at 3500 rpm and 400 N·m (295 lb·ft/40.8 kgm) at 2000 rpm respectively.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 6 speed automatic gearbox.
Having a stated kerb weight of 2267 kg, the Volkswagen Touareg R5 can dispense with the 0-100 km/h sprint in 11.6 seconds and the kilometre from rest in 33.4 seconds.
Top quoted speed is 183 km/h, or 114 mph, stated fuel consumption figures are 13.6/8.6/10.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 275.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater off-road vehicle | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2855 mm | 112.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1649 mm | 64.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1661 mm | 65.4 inches | |
| Length | 4754 mm | 187.2 inches | |
| Width | 1928 mm | 75.9 inches | |
| Height | 1726 mm | 68 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.67 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2267 kg | 4998 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 100 litres | 22 [26.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.41 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.78 m² | ||
| CdA | 1.14 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 5 | ||
| Capacity | 2.5 litre 2461 cc (150.179 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 81 × 95.5 mm
3.19 × 3.76 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.85 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 10 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 174 PS (172 bhp) (128 kW) at 3500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 400 Nm (295 ft·lb) (40.8 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 52.1 kW/litre 70.9 ps/litre 69.9 bhp/litre 1.15 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
162.54 Nm/litre
1.96 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; aluminium head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 19.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct diesel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2042.5 kPa (296.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 6 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 492.2 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | 1 variable geometry turbocharger | ||
| Intercooler | Y | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 7.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 11.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 17.9 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 33.4 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 183 km/h (114 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 76.93 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 56.58 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 75.87 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 17.67 kg/kW 29.52 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 13.6/8.6/10.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 13.6/8.6/10.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 7.4/11.6/9.6 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 20.8/32.8/27.2 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 17.3/27.4/22.6 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 275.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | four wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7½J x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7½J x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 235/65 R 17 V | ||
| Tyres rear | 235/65 R 17 V | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 308 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 314 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.17 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 153450 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 20.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2007 Volkswagen Touareg R5 Automatic added 2007-02-06. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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